A Word Once Spoken...!

A Word Once Spoken...!

How many times have you said something and then wished that it had not been said?
How many times have you SPOKEN A WORD in ANGER...
JEALOUSY, or...
 in HATRED?
How many times have you SPOKEN A WORD before thinking and...
How many times has WHAT you have said,
either INTENTIONALLY or UNINTENTIONALLY,
 broken a HEART...
crippled a SOUL or...
destroyed a LIFE? 

Some of the hurt YOU are AWARE of,
 by...
a LOOK in an EYE or a TEAR FALLING DOWN,
a SOB from a VOICE that is BREAKING in PAIN!

But...
 HOW MUCH of this hurt are you UNAWARE of...
in the DARK of the NIGHT,
behind CLOSED DOORS or...
speaking a word and then moving on not realizing what HARM has been LEFT BEHIND?

As human beings we are not perfect and DO react to situations, sometimes in the only way we know how!
We  make personal comments...
laugh and join in with others!
But...
how many times do we WANT to TAKE BACK our WORDS...
our BEHAVIOR and...
 WISH we could TURN BACK TIME?

When you are hurt or upset by another's words it is tempting to 'DISH' out something in return but...
FORGIVING those who SPEAK ILL of you shows a COMPASSION and becomes a BALM for your LIFE and SOUL!

YES, as human beings we are by our very nature CONFRONTATIONAL and want the LAST WORD...

we are QUICK to STRIKE BACK when we feel ANGRY, FRUSTRATED and down right INSULTED!
Sometimes CRITICISM is too much for our EGO and we want to HIT BACK...
HIT BACK with WORDS that ATTACK... ATTACK... ATTACK!

This might make us feel GOOD for a MOMENT...
an HOUR...
a DAY or a WEEK  even,
but...
 WHEN we FEEL a SENSE of REMORSE and REGRET...
it WILL be far TOO LATE!

As...

THOSE WORDS have been SPOKEN...
the HURT has been DONE and...
often we INFLICT the GREATER PAIN!

Sadly those very people we hurt are most likely those who are the CLOSEST to us, so...

NEXT TIME you are TEMPTED to RETORT...
LASH OUT, or
'GET YOUR OWN BACK' 
on someone you LOVE, WORK WITH or even a STRANGER on the street...
REMEMBER that WORDS...
once ALLOWED to ESCAPE
can NEVER be RECALLED!

Forgive those who speak against or ill of you, and...
show them the compassion that they might have not shown instead.
As...
SILENCE is the balance of a calm mind and spirit, and ...
it is the CORNERSTONE of one's character!

(Ruth Anne Caukwell)

Dear Friends

I know how hard it can be to not retaliate when wrong has been done to you but, if you are to live in harmony with others - having tolerance, being forgiving and gracious - then your top priority is to TREAT others in the WAY that YOU YOURSELF would wish to be TREATED!

Anyway what is that saying......?

'What goes around comes around'

so... why would you want to 'dish' it out yourself?

written in love - Ruth